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AND THE DEVIL LAUGHED

So once again it has happened this time in Manchester, England. Manchester that solid working class city, now the second city of England, the evil losers have struck with an explosive device. NAUTICAL LOG remembers it some 60 years ago British people with a very distinctive accent and expressions. That of course has changed considerably with the influx of persons from former British Empire countries such as India, Pakistan, Ceylon and the West Indies. Add in numerous others due to the European Union with its unwise indeed foolish "open borders" policy. What has resulted is no doubt something NAUTICAL LOG would not recognize from 60 years ago. Yet when push came to shove and this tragic disaster occurred after a pop princess's concert the working class spirit of Manchester came into action with exemplary behavior of hotels and residents opening theirs doors and hearts to help with shelter, food and communications. There were videos of heavily armed Police Officers with arms around terrified young children, the pop princess's principal fans, comforting them and keeping them safe from further harm. Sadly though this was after the initial incident.There were TV interviews where persons said that concert security ranged from non-existent to casual and relaxed which seems strange even extraordinary. You see it now turns out that the person who set off the IED was well known to the British and European counter-terrorism authorities. Warrents have already been executed, his father and brothers have been arrested with the cooperation of Libya by those same British Authorities, others are being searched for. One has to wonder how easily this evil loser planted and exploded the IED in a public space between the Victoria Street train station and the Manchester Evening News Arena. One has to question could it have been prevented? No doubt someone will have to explain all this and no doubt disciplinary action will take place within the British Law Enforcement Authorities involved - it is already being discussed by British media outlets.So sadly therefore the evil loser who clearly targeted the young persons leaving the concert was successful as others all over Europe and America have also been to date.So the evil loser having been killed by his own IED presented himself for his reward as he had been told he'd receive,And the devil laughed.

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